The best description of Wright’s point of view in this passage is first person: a child describing his feelings about his father. The passage is written in the first person, as the narrator uses "I" to express personal feelings and experiences related to his parents, particularly his father.
It had been painful to sit and watch my mother crying and my father laughing and I was glad when we were outside in the sunny streets. Back at home my mother wept again and talked complainingly about the unfairness of the judge who had accepted my father’s word. After the court scene, I tried to forget my father; I did not hate him; I simply did not want to think of him. Often when we were hungry my mother would beg me to go to my father’s job and ask him for a dollar, a dime, a nickel . . . But I would never consent to go. I did not want to see him.
—Black Boy, Richard Wright
Which best describes Wright’s point of view in this passage?
third person: a child describing his memories of his parents
first person: a child describing his feelings about his father
third person: an adult reflecting on his childhood
first person: an adult describing his feelings about the future
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It had been painful to sit and watch my mother crying and my father laughing and I was glad when we were outside in the sunny streets. Back at home my mother wept again and talked complainingly about the unfairness of the judge who had accepted my father’s word. After the court scene, I tried to forget my father; I did not hate him; I simply did not want to think of him. Often when we were hungry my mother would beg me to go to my father’s job and ask him for a dollar, a dime, a nickel . . . But I would never consent to go. I did not want to see him.
—Black Boy, Richard Wright
Which statement best summarizes Wright’s childhood attitude toward his father?
He wanted his father to be punished.
He wanted his father to support the family.
He wanted his father to return home.
He wanted his father out of his life.
—Black Boy, Richard Wright
Which statement best summarizes Wright’s childhood attitude toward his father?
He wanted his father to be punished.
He wanted his father to support the family.
He wanted his father to return home.
He wanted his father out of his life.
The statement that best summarizes Wright’s childhood attitude toward his father is He wanted his father out of his life. Throughout the passage, the narrator expresses a desire to forget his father and avoids seeing him, indicating a wish to distance himself from him rather than seeking support or punishment.
From the white landowners above him there had not been handed to him a chance to learn the meaning of loyalty, of sentiment, of tradition. Joy was unknown to him as was despair. As a creature of the earth, he endured, hearty, whole, seemingly indestructible, with no regrets and no hope.
—Black Boy, Richard Wright
Which best describes Wright’s perspective in this passage about his father?
a child describing white landowners’ behavior
a child describing his father’s opinion about whites
an adult reflecting on his father’s behavior
an adult explaining feelings about his father
—Black Boy, Richard Wright
Which best describes Wright’s perspective in this passage about his father?
a child describing white landowners’ behavior
a child describing his father’s opinion about whites
an adult reflecting on his father’s behavior
an adult explaining feelings about his father
The best description of Wright’s perspective in this passage about his father is an adult reflecting on his father’s behavior. The passage conveys a reflective tone, suggesting a deeper analysis of the father's experiences and life circumstances rather than a child's immediate observations or feelings.
From the white landowners above him there had not been handed to him a chance to learn the meaning of loyalty, of sentiment, of tradition. Joy was unknown to him as was despair. As a creature of the earth, he endured, hearty, whole, seemingly indestructible, with no regrets and no hope.
—Black Boy, Richard Wright
Which statement best describes how Wright’s cultural experiences influenced his views as an adult?
As a child, he blamed his father, but as an adult, he blamed white landowners.
Wright’s experience as an enslaved person helped him understand why his father acted as he did.
As Wright observed race relations, he understood why his father behaved as he did.
Wright observed how his father changed, so he forgave him for leaving the family.
—Black Boy, Richard Wright
Which statement best describes how Wright’s cultural experiences influenced his views as an adult?
As a child, he blamed his father, but as an adult, he blamed white landowners.
Wright’s experience as an enslaved person helped him understand why his father acted as he did.
As Wright observed race relations, he understood why his father behaved as he did.
Wright observed how his father changed, so he forgave him for leaving the family.
The statement that best describes how Wright’s cultural experiences influenced his views as an adult is As Wright observed race relations, he understood why his father behaved as he did. This reflects an understanding of the broader societal factors that shaped his father's behavior, particularly in the context of race relations and the impact of social and economic conditions on individuals.
My father ran his hand into his pocket and pulled out a nickel.
“Here, Richard,” he said.
“Don’t take it,” my mother said.
“Don’t teach him to be a fool,” my father said. “Here, Richard, take it.”
I looked at my mother, at the strange woman, at my father, then into the fire. I wanted to take the nickel, but I did not want to take it from my father.
“You ought to be ashamed,” my mother said, weeping. “Giving your son a nickel when he’s hungry. If there’s a God, He’ll pay you back.”
“That’s all I got,” my father said, laughing again and returning the nickel to his pocket.
—Black Boy, Richard Wright
What does this anecdote achieve? Check all of the boxes that apply.
It helps the reader share in Wright’s experience.
It explains how parents of the time treated their children.
It shows that Wright’s father did not take his responsibilities as a parent seriously.
It illustrates Wright’s tense relationship with his father.
It explains Wright’s attitude toward white society.
“Here, Richard,” he said.
“Don’t take it,” my mother said.
“Don’t teach him to be a fool,” my father said. “Here, Richard, take it.”
I looked at my mother, at the strange woman, at my father, then into the fire. I wanted to take the nickel, but I did not want to take it from my father.
“You ought to be ashamed,” my mother said, weeping. “Giving your son a nickel when he’s hungry. If there’s a God, He’ll pay you back.”
“That’s all I got,” my father said, laughing again and returning the nickel to his pocket.
—Black Boy, Richard Wright
What does this anecdote achieve? Check all of the boxes that apply.
It helps the reader share in Wright’s experience.
It explains how parents of the time treated their children.
It shows that Wright’s father did not take his responsibilities as a parent seriously.
It illustrates Wright’s tense relationship with his father.
It explains Wright’s attitude toward white society.
The boxes that apply to what this anecdote achieves are:
- It helps the reader share in Wright’s experience.
- It shows that Wright’s father did not take his responsibilities as a parent seriously.
- It illustrates Wright’s tense relationship with his father.
These selections highlight the complex dynamics between Wright, his parents, and the emotional weight of the situation, allowing the reader to empathize with Wright's experiences.
He asked easy, drawling questions about me, his other son, his wife, and he laughed, amused, when I informed him of their destinies. I forgave him and pitied him as my eyes looked past him to the unpainted wooden shack. From far beyond the horizons that bound this bleak plantation there had come to me through my living the knowledge that my father was a black peasant who had gone to the city seeking life, but who had failed in the city; a black peasant whose life had been hopelessly snarled in the city, and who had at last fled the city — that same city which had lifted me in its burning arms and borne me toward alien and undreamed-of shores of knowing.
—Black Boy, Richard Wright
What statement best summarizes how Wright uses this anecdote to show society’s effect on his father?
Wright explains the effects of cities and plantations on his father.
Wright explains that he pities his father because his father could not achieve the life he wanted.
Wright says that he feels sorry for his father because his father now wants to know him.
Wright explains how culture changes over time but his father is trapped in the past.
—Black Boy, Richard Wright
What statement best summarizes how Wright uses this anecdote to show society’s effect on his father?
Wright explains the effects of cities and plantations on his father.
Wright explains that he pities his father because his father could not achieve the life he wanted.
Wright says that he feels sorry for his father because his father now wants to know him.
Wright explains how culture changes over time but his father is trapped in the past.
The statement that best summarizes how Wright uses this anecdote to show society’s effect on his father is Wright explains that he pities his father because his father could not achieve the life he wanted. This reflects Wright’s understanding of his father's struggles and failures in the city, as well as the impact of societal conditions on his father's life and aspirations.
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